In Kenya, tribe rules: Why rotational presidency is key to breaking monopoly of power
Since independence nearly 60 years ago, only two Kenyan communities, the Kikuyu and the Kalenjin, have held the national presidency.
New twist to a long saga with return of slain Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba’s tooth
Belgium has returned a tooth that was stolen after the assassination of DRC’s first Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba 61 years ago.
Exit Mwai Kibaki, but his economic legacy shines on
Retired President Emilio Mwai Kibaki, who was buried on April 30 at his rural home in Othaya, Nyeri County, was an outstanding personality, who…
Man in City Hall chalk supply controversy granted his dying wish
For the people who have always keenly followed the shenanigans in the management of the capital city of Nairobi by elected and appointed officials…
Maryanne Mudavadi: Can politics lure her away from the corporate world?
For the politically minded, ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi’s hard-hitting speech against the Jubilee government in the presence of Deputy President William Ruto was…
Kenya’s next CEO? Raila runs well-oiled campaign in fifth bid to become country’s fifth President
Any reference to The Fifth evokes in people’s minds Raila’s candidature. Should he win the presidential vote, he will become Kenya’s 5th President.
Azimio’s ‘Iron Lady’ Martha Karua’s moment of glory beckons in Kenya presidential race
Martha Karua could on August 9 become Kenya’s first-ever woman Deputy President in the nearly 60 years of independence.
Mixed bag for celebs: Comedian Jalang’o in sterling political debut, as KJ retains city seat and singer Bahati falls short
As the Supreme Court gets ready to sift through a mountain of evidence to determine the winner of the August 9 presidential election, some celebrities are already getting used to their newly elevated positions.
How Charles Njonjo laughed off news of his death
Former long-serving Attorney-General Charles Njonjo, refuting the recent online reports of his death, chose to echo with a light touch, the words of one of the finest American writers, Mark Twain.